Zuma suing Highveld for alleged defamation

Johannesburg radio station, 94.7 Highveld Stereo, confirmed in a media statement yesterday, Tuesday, 4 July 2006, that a number of its employees and its holding company have been served with letters of demand by Jacob Zuma's attorneys for alleged defamation. According to regulatory affairs manager for Primedia Broadcasting, Khahliso Mochaba, six letters of demand were delivered to Primedia Place, demanding a total of R40 million in damages in response to the Rude Awakening show airing a parody song.